Machado’s Return to Venezuela Tests Limits of U.S. Sway
Seeking new elections, María Corina Machado will need to tread carefully to avoid offending the Trump administration, while also asserting her own leadership. More
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Entrenched US and Iranian Strategies Make Renewed War Inevitable
US President Donald Trump’s rejection of Iran’s proposal to conditionally open the Strait of Hormuz is no surprise. In fact, Iran likely expected Mr. Trump to reject it, although the Islamic Republic sweetened the proposal by envisioning a quick return of relatively free navigation through the waterway and an almost immediate negotiation of its nuclear… Continue reading Entrenched US and Iranian Strategies Make Renewed War Inevitable
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From a Western perspective — by which I mean North America and the European Union — we have entered an era of growing confusion. If we relied solely on the Western mainstream media for information, it would be difficult to understand what is happening with regard to current conflicts. Western media has failed to point… Continue reading Donald Trump’s Diesel Deal Shows How Western Leaders Are Losing Control
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Trump Campaigns for Republicans as Turmoil Mounts in Washington
Our White House correspondent Tyler Pager traveled with President Trump as he campaigned across the country ahead of the midterms. As the president touted his record, political drama mounted in Washington. More
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Elon Musk Is Beyond the Pale
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Zelensky’s Silent Answer To Trump Scapegoat Question
Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelensky, was asked on Friday if President Trump was using him as a scapegoat for various domestic and foreign issues Trump faces. He answered with a silent smile. More
Cornell University: The Suppression of Free Speech and Acquiescence to Misogyny
I spent five wonderful years in Ithaca, New York, as a grad student at Cornell University during the 1980s. It’s where I got married and had my first child, where I got my PhD and where I had my first full-time teaching job at nearby Ithaca College. So, I have been following with particular interest… Continue reading Cornell University: The Suppression of Free Speech and Acquiescence to Misogyny
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Few figures in contemporary technology and politics generate as much contradictory commentary as entrepreneur and venture capitalist Peter Thiel. Depending on the lens, he appears as a visionary investor, a philosophical contrarian, a kingmaker of the American right, or, in darker readings, an architect of illiberal politics dressed in Silicon Valley language. To understand why… Continue reading Peter Thiel: Prophet, Provocateur or Threat to Liberal Democracy?
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